CHAPTER 678

H.P. 1457 - L.D. 2061

An Act To Issue Certificates of Title for Single-unit

Mobile Homes

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1993, c. 642, §8, is further amended to read:

C. The production and use of manufactured housing utilizing production technologies, techniques, methods and materials require the application and enforcement of uniform building codes and installation standards within this State; and

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 642, §8, is amended to read:

D. Manufactured housing may present hazards to the health, life and safety of persons and to the safety of property unless properly manufactured because vital parts such as heating, plumbing and electrical systems are concealed and defects may not be readily ascertainable when inspected by a purchaser. Accordingly, it is the policy and purpose of this State to provide protection to the public against those possible hazards.; and

Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read:

E.__As a valued and important component of the housing industry in this State, manufactured housing is recognized as residential property, whether it is real property or